OT - Size of medieval capitals
 

I'm looking for the diameter, in miles, of medieval capitals at their height, but before the renesaunce.

I probably mispelled the re-word horribly.

I've tried looking Online, but while I can find maps the writing is really tiny and they don't seem to have distances marked.

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Well, they tended to have a whopping population of 17,000 or less... so not very big at all.

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Sorry, but I can't really visualize a mile as distance, so...

I'm making a capital in a fantasy world and I need to know about how big it would be.

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Depends on whether you want it to be a dark ages city or what...

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Well, a sewage system, not intricate but extending through all the city, cobblestone roads througout much of the city, except the more dangerous and/or poorer parts, it's a seaport and a trade center. That help?

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I have some numbers, but they are too rough:
Square: typical - 50-60 hectares, capital/trade center like Paris, Venice - 300-500 hectares.
Height of buildings: up to 25 meters.

Edit: that's for XV century.

[ May 19, 2004, 01:02: Message edited by: aiken ]

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Thanks. Uh, how many hectares in a mile? I couldn't find a good Online conVersion.

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In other words, the typical medieval capital would take only an hour or two to walk accross?

That sounds to small. Anyway, gotta go.

[ May 19, 2004, 01:11: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

Re: OT - Size of medieval capitals
 

Well the largest city in western Europe during the dark ages was around 17,000 people... that is not very big at all.